scarf down
Example Sentences
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I know the migration well, as most years I, too, make the quick trip from Philadelphia to scarf down guava-cheese pastries, practice my embarrassing Spanish and recharge my solar battery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Customers lean over counters and scarf down the grub from plastic plates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
After the couple watched Kevin scarf down some apples, rice cakes, tomatoes and carrots, Molgaard said it was time for them to figure out whom their new friend belonged to.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024
After work, usually on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I’ll rush home, quickly shower, scarf down a sandwich, and go straight to the education department for my weekly classes.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023
The girls had knocked the scarf down over one eye and he was having trouble seeing where he was going.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
